WWW Wednesday: 20th October 2021

WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam of Taking on a World of Words. It's a fun midweek reading update that asks you to answer three questions:- What are you currently reading?- What did you recently finish reading?- What do you think you'll read next? This is actually the first time I've participated, but I've …

Let’s Talk Horror and Romance: Monster Love Interests

As it's the spooky season I figured I'd write a fun little discussion post looking at why monster love interests are so compelling! I'm a big fan of monster romance, all the way from my teen years and the paranormal obsession to today. Recently I've been loving Aveda Vice's high-heat, queer novelettes,! Monster romance can …

Ableist Tropes 101: Desexualisation

Today I'm continuing with my Ableist Tropes 101 series. This is a series of blog posts where I look at common ableist tropes. It aims to help people understand where to start with educating themselves to recognise potentially harmful rhetoric. I've found that people struggle to recognise ableism in books and other forms of media, …

Are Blogs Still Relevant? // Discussion

Hello everyone! I thought I'd do a slightly more open discussion post today about a topic that I think about quite a lot! Are blogs still relevant? Simply, my answer is yes, they're still relevant. However, the platform is a lot smaller than it used to be, and with visual mediums becoming more and more …

One Year Blogging Anniversary!

Hello everyone! This is going to be quite a short post today, but I couldn't let this day go by without celebrating with you all! Today is the anniversary of when I first posted on my blog, I can't believe it's been a year already. When the COVID-19 pandemic started early last year I started …

Ableist Tropes 101: Inspiration Porn

Today I'm going to be continuing my Ableist Tropes 101 series! This is a series I started to help people recognise ableism. I've discussed the Disabled Villain and the Miracle Cure trope, and now it's time to talk about Inspiration Porn. This topic is much more about how disabled people are presented in media, rather …

Ableist Tropes 101: Miracle Cure

Hello everyone! Today I'm going to be continuing with my mini-series that discusses ableist tropes in books and media! It's been a while since I made a post like this, so I hope you're still all interested. Last time I spoke about The Disabled Villain, so now we're moving onto the Miracle Cure trope. This …

Do We Let Queer Characters Be Messy? // Pride Month Discussion

Hello everyone! What better way to celebrate Pride Month than by wading into a discussion people seem to love having! I'm going to be chatting about messy characters, and specifically queer messy characters. You'll hear what I think a messy character is, why they're important, and how a dislike of messy characters has been weaponised …

Ableist Tropes 101: The Disabled Villain // Discussion

Hi everyone! Last month I wrote a discussion post on Ableism in the Bookish Community, and a couple of you expressed interest in me breaking down some common ableist tropes. So, I'm here today to chat a bit more about The Disabled Villain. This trope has been around for a long time and is still …

Ableism in the Bookish Community // Discussion

I've had this essay planned for the last month, but considering all the discussion about ableism in the bookish community recently it seems especially relevant. Disabled people are often left out of discussions of liberation, especially when considering how disability intersects with other marginalised identities. Ableism is so common people don't even notice it a …